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Letters Patent No. 70,775,0Zated .November 12, 1867. l

IMPROVEMENT IN BELT-IMAGING.

titte rlgettlr aferra tu in tigen ttrr mimi wwwmain/ TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN Be it known that I, HOLLAND C. BABcoCK, of Cincinnati, Hamiltoncounty, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Manufacture ofBelt-Lacingyand do hereby' declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification.

The numerous class of manufacturers who emplo'y machine belting areaccustomed to cut theirflacng as wanted from a side of. leather kept forthat purpose. This leather, from its necessary greasy character, soilsall it comes in contact/with, and itself becomes .soiled and muchdeteriorated by exposure to `dustaml atmospheric influences, the saiddust acting to absorb the grease and to destroy the nature of theleather. Moreover, great loss of time isl entailed, when a belt parts,by the necessity of waiting until another lace can be' prepared or afresh side procured. A side of leather remains so long on hand withsmall .manufacturers as to greatly aggravate the above evils. Then,also, the laces being prepared rudely by hand, are of such unequalwidthsas to waste about one-fourth of the leather, and to require larger holesthan necessary in the belting, and occasion unequal strain on diiferentparts thereof.

By means of suitable machines I cut cach side of leather up 'into anumber of thongs, of assorted but defi; nite lengths and widths, one endof each thong having an eye or slit, and the other end being pointed andstiifened, in manner Ahereafter explained, to facilitate its insertionand passage through the holes of 4the belt. In the accompanyingdrawings- Figure 1 is a. perspective View of one of tay-improvedbelt-laces in coil form for packing.

Figure 2 represents a modification of the tip.

Figure 3 shows the mode of packing my lacing in assorted sizes.

I take a side of lace-leather, and by means of suitable appliances,which I design to make the subjectof a patent, I convert said side intolacing of diverse sizes and definite width, suitable for everydescription of belt ing. Havingsuitably reduced the width of the thinend of each lace'A, I convert the said end to a sharp and stiff point,either by heat and pressure, as at B, fig. I,l or by enveloping the samein a metallic tip, as :1t B', iig. 2. The tip B or B is formed concaveor convex, so as to facilitate its insertion through the eyelets, and toserve as a guide to avoid twisting in the act of lacing. In the thickend of each lace,'near its extremity, I make a slit, C, through which topass the' pointed end B, so as' to enable the lace to be securely loopedto one of the ends of the belt preliminary to lacing. D is a tag orclip, having its hack marked with the length of the lace, and havingclaws d d', which,` being clinched around the luce, serve to hold it tothe coiled form.

l The following are among the advantages of my improved belt-lacing:Economy `of material, as they are cut true and straight; great saving intime to consumers, as they arealways ready for immediate use when a beltbreaks. Each lacing is cutthe right width and length for a specifiedwidth of belting. They are cut true, and will draw into a smallpunch-hole; each hole of belt contains the same bulk and substance; thestrain is equally divided; the lacing is'not liable to cut or tear outof the holes; the pointed and stiffened tip much facilitates theoperation of lacing, and supersedes the necessity of a belt-awl. Myobject in ceiling each lace separate is to have them convenient to use,and to be within the reachof all. They occupy but a small space, onecoil packed above another. They can be shipped to andv used in anyclimate, tand the atmosphere is less liable to affect them than in-theoriginal side. They are generally putinto market. The device forfastening holds the ends securely, and is easily detached; also answersfor a tag for marking the length. Leather thus converted into lacingsoccupies less than half the bulk of the original hide, and .can be putup in larger or smaller-packages, to suit purchasers.

I claim herein as new and of my invention, as an article of manufacture-The belt-lacing, provided with a pointed or stiiieued tip, B or B', aslit, C, and secured for packing in va coiled form by tag D, or itsequivalent, substantially as and for the object stated.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand. v

y'HOLLAND C. BABCOCK. Witnesses Grao. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN.

